1993 in Norway

none May 2020 1993 Events in the year 1993 in Norway. Incumbents Monarch – Harald V.Harald 5. Gudleiv Forr Gudleiv Forr Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Harald_5. no 30 March 2026 President of the Storting – Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl (Labour Party) Prime Minister – Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour Party) Events 30 April – The registered partnership civil union law is passed. 1 August – The registered partnership civil union law comes into effect, granting same-sex couples the same rights as married couples, except for the right to adopt or marry in a church. 6 August – Kim Friele and Wenche Lowzow commit to the first civil union partnership under the new law.Wenche Lowzow Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Wenche_Lowzow Norwegian 18 November 2021 10 August – Black metal musician Varg Vikernes murders Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth, another black metal musician. Vikernes gets sentenced to 21 years in prison (maximum sentence under Norwegian law). 20 August – Negotiations concerning agreements between the government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) are conducted secretly in Oslo and eventually conclude with the signing of the first agreement in the Oslo Accords between by Foreign Minister Shimon Peres for Israel, Mahmoud Abbas for the PLO and Secretary of State Warren Christopher for the United States. 13 September – The 1993 Parliamentary election takes place. The Labour Party wins a plurality of seats, and Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland remains in office. 11 October – The Norwegian publisher William Nygaard is shot three times outside his home in Dagaliveien in Oslo. Suspects of the assassination attempt are Islamists who reacted to Nygaard publishing the Norwegian edition of Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses. 27 October – Widerøe Flight 744, a De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, crashes in Overhalla Municipality on approach to Namsos Airport, killing both pilots and four passengers; the crash is also known as the Namsos Accident. 10 December – Drammen Theatre is completely destroyed by fire.Uerstattelig kunstskatt borte for alltid Andersen, Thorbjørn Fremtiden 10 December 1993 18 no Alta Museum receives the European Museum of the Year Award. Sports 28 February – The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1993 concludes, with Norway winning the most gold medals and the most overall medals. 7–11 March – The Norway national under-20 football team participates in the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship; the second time after participating in 1989, but the last appearance until 2019. 10–13 March – The Norway men's national handball team participates in the 1993 World Men's Handball Championship, for the first time since 1970. 2 June – The Norway national football team beats England, solidifying Norway's chances of winning the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2. 9 June – The Norway national football team draws with the Netherlands, further solidifying Norway's chances of winning the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2. 4 July – The Norway women's national football team beats Italy and wins the UEFA Women's Euro 1993 final. 17–29 August – the 1993 UCI Track Cycling World Championships are held at Vikingskipet in the town of Hamar. 28–29 August – the 1993 UCI Road World Championships are held in Oslo. 29 September – Lillestrøm SK beats Torino FC in the 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup, although Torino wins over two rounds on aggregate. 13 October – The Norway national football team beats Poland, securing victory in the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2 and Norway's participation in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. 20 October – Kongsvinger IL draws with Juventus FC in the 1993–94 UEFA Cup, although Juventus wins over two rounds on aggregate. 24 November–5 December 1993 – The 1993 World Women's Handball Championship is held in six Norwegian cities. The Norway women's national handball team win bronze medals. Music 1993 in Norwegian music Film Norwegian films of the 1990s#1993 Anniversaries 15 June – 150 years since the birth of Edvard Grieg.Edvard Grieg Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Edvard_Grieg Norwegian 25 January 2024 Notable births thumb |right |100 px | Katrine Tjølsen 6 January – Malin Falch, cartoonist.Malin Falch Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Malin_Falch Norwegian 18 November 2021 14 January – Gyda Enger, ski jumper. 18 January – Nicolai Næss, footballer. 8 February – Gustav Magnar Witzøe, businessman 17 February – Emil Jonassen, footballer. 11 March – Marius Lode, footballer. 13 March – Simen Hegstad Krüger, cross-country skier.Simen Hegstad Krüger Olympedia https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/137726 12 December 2022 20 March – Prableen Kaur, politician. 4 April – Daniel Berntsen, footballer. 12 April – Andreas "Tix" Haukeland, musician and producer. 20 April – Celine Sivertsen, handballer. 26 April – Tiril Bue, yacht racer.Olympedia 4 May – Eivind Tangen, handball player.http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2018-19/player/539150/Eivind+Tangen Eivind Tangen eurohandball.com 19 May 2019 4 May – Chris Holsten, singer. 4 May – Sander Skogli, ice hockey player. 18 May – Thomas Valkvæ Olsen, ice hockey player. 18 May – Fredrik Oldrup Jensen, footballer. 26 May – Gustav Valsvik, footballer. 30 May – Sean McDermott, footballer. 1 June – Jenny Langlo, singer. 3 June – Ståle Sandbech, snowboarder.Olympedia 5 June – Maria Thorisdottir, footballer. 6 June – Andrine Hegerberg, footballer. 8 June – Kristine Nøstmo, footballer. 22 June – Heidi "Kamferdrops" Musum, singer. 15 July – Håvard Nielsen, footballer. 19 July – Henrik Gjesdal, footballer. 6 August – Steffen Søberg, ice hockey player. 8 August – Emilie Enger Mehl, politician.Emilie Enger Mehl Knut Are Tvedt Knut Are Tvedt Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Emilie_Enger_Mehl no 29 December 2022 9 August – Madelen Haug Hansen, ice hockey player. 10 August – Sondre Turvoll Fossli, cross-country skier. 11 August – Fredrik Midtsjø, footballer. 19 August – Kristoffer Barmen, footballer. 28 August – Oliver Berg, footballer.https://int.soccerway.com/players/oliver-berg/239968/ soccerway.com O. Berg 11 November 2020 31 August – Hege Løken, handballer. 31 August – Tina Røe Skaar, taekwondo practitioner.Tina Røe Skaar Olympedia https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/131260 29 December 2022 2 September – Vegard Bjerkreim Nilsen, cross-country skier. 29 September – Maren Skjøld, alpine skier. 3 October – Eirik Wollen Steen, footballer. 28 October – Espen Andersen, Nordic combined skier.Olympedia 8 November – Mathias Trettenes, ice hockey player. 5 December – Andreas Heier, ice hockey player. 17 December – Sondre Holst Enger, cyclist. Full date unknown Rohey Taalah, singer Annie Winquist, alpine skier Full date missing Katrine Tjølsen, chess player.FIDE Chess Profile https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=1505793 FIDE 1 June 2019 Notable deaths thumb|right |250 px |Osvald Harjo 12 January – Margit Tøsdal, politician (born 1918).Margit Tøsdal Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Margit_T%C3%B8sdal Norwegian 18 November 2021 22 January – Knut Isachsen, politician (born 1906).KNIS Knut Isachsen 25 January – Nils Kristen Jacobsen, politician (born 1908) 28 January – Erik Herseth, yacht racer and opera singer (born 1892).Erik Herseth Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Erik_Herseth Norwegian 18 November 2021 31 January – Frithjof Ulleberg, footballer (born 1911).Frithjof Ulleberg Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Frithjof_Ulleberg Norwegian 18 November 2021 7 February – Erling Dekke Næss, shipowner and businessman (born 1901).Erling Dekke Næss Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Erling_Dekke_Næss Norwegian 18 November 2021 11 February – Tove Stang Dahl, legal scholar (born 1938).Tove Stang Dahl Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Tove_Stang_Dahl Norwegian 18 November 2021 15 February – Eva Bull Holte, painter and printmaker (born 1922).Eva Bull Holte Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Eva_Bull_Holte Norwegian 18 November 2021 23 February – Walter Fyrst, film director (born 1901).Walter Fyrst Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Walter_Fyrst Norwegian 18 November 2021 25 February – Sonja Mjøen, actress (born 1898).Sonja Mjøen Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Sonja_Mjøen Norwegian 18 November 2021 27 February – Johan Hambro, journalist (born 1915).Johan Hambro Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Johan_Hambro Norwegian 18 November 2021 28 February – Marie Foss, conductor (born 1907).Marie Foss Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Marie_Foss Norwegian 18 November 2021 5 March – Egil Borgen Johansen, archer (born 1934).Olympedia 9 March – Norveig Karlsen, gymnast (born 1922).https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/norveig-karlsen-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034319/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/norveig-karlsen-1.html dead 18 April 2020 Norveig Karlsen 24 July 2019 9 March – Knut Brinchmann-Hansen, politician (born 1911).KNBI Knut Brinchmann-Hansen 12 March – Gunnar Haukebø, painter (born 1909).Gunnar Haukebø Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Gunnar_Haukebø Norwegian 18 November 2021 16 March – Asbjørn Andersen, politician (born 1941).ASAN Asbjørn Andersen 17 March – Thorstein Treholt, politician (born 1911).Thorstein Treholt Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Thorstein_Treholt Norwegian 18 November 2021 17 March – Eilif Dahl, botanist (born 1916).Eilif Dahl Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Eilif_Dahl Norwegian 18 November 2021 18 March – Arne Durban, sculptor (born 1912).Arne Durban Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Arne_Durban Norwegian 18 November 2021 19 March – Bjarne Holst, painter (born 1944).Bjarne Holst Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Bjarne_Holst Norwegian 18 November 2021 22 March – Yngvar Hagen, zoologist (born 1909).Yngvar Hagen Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Yngvar_Hagen Norwegian 18 November 2021 28 March – Per Sonerud, politician (born 1915).PESO Per Sonerud 31 March – Jens Christian Mellbye, legal scholar (born 1914).Jens Christian Mellbye Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Jens_Christian_Mellbye Norwegian 18 November 2021 1 April – Kristian Bjørn, cross-country skier (born 1919).Olympedia 4 April – Terje Rollem, resistance member (born 1915).Terje Rollem Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Terje_Rollem Norwegian 18 November 2021 8 April – Ingeborg Hoff, philologist (born 1911).Ingeborg Hoff Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Ingeborg_Hoff Norwegian 18 November 2021 17 April – Torstein Eckhoff, civil servant and legal scholar (born 1916, died in Denmark).Torstein Eckhoff Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Torstein_Eckhoff Norwegian 18 November 2021 19 April – Erling Hauger, author (born 1899).Erling Hauger Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Erling_Hauger Norwegian 18 November 2021 19 April – Kristian Kristiansen, physician (born 1907).Kristian Kristiansen (norsk lege) Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Kristian_Kristiansen_-_norsk_lege Norwegian 18 November 2021 20 April – Osvald Harjo, resistance member (born 1910).Osvald Harjo Norsk biografisk leksikon Knut Einar Eriksen Knut Einar Eriksen Knut Helle Knut Helle Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Osvald_Harjo/utdypning Norwegian 3 November 2012 1 May – Odd Frithjof Fladstad, politician (born 1907).ODFL Odd Frithjof Fladstad 3 May – Bjørn Rørholt, engineer, military officer and resistance member (born 1919).Bjørn Rørholt Jon Gunnar Arntzen Jon Gunnar Arntzen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Bj%C3%B8rn_R%C3%B8rholt Norwegian 20 November 2020 3 May – Per Mellesmo, politician (born 1919).PEME Per Mellesmo 4 May – Knut Skinnarland, sculptor (born 1909).Knut Skinnarland Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Knut_Skinnarland Norwegian 18 November 2021 11 May – Magli Elster, lyricist (born 1912).Magli Elster Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Magli_Elster Norwegian 18 November 2021 19 May – Brynjulf Bull, barrister and politician (born 1906).Brynjulf Friis Bull Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Brynjulf_Friis_Bull Norwegian 18 November 2021 21 May – Hans Gaare, politician (born 1942).HAGA Hans Gaare 7 June – Nils Johan Rud, writer and editor (born 1908).Nils Johan Rud Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Nils_Johan_Rud Norwegian 18 November 2021 16 June – Sverre Holth, theologian (born 1902).Sverre Holth Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Sverre_Holth Norwegian 18 November 2021 17 June – Moy Herborg Regina Nordahl, politician (born 1907).MONO Moy Herborg Regina Nordahl 19 June – Liv Marit Tokle, politician (born 1942).LITO Liv Marit Tokle 21 June – Doro Ording, painter (born 1922).Doro Ording Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Doro_Ording Norwegian 18 November 2021 24 June – Odd Sagør, politician (born 1918).ODSA Odd Georg Sagør 30 June – Iver Johan Unsgård, politician (born 1903).IVUN Iver Johan Unsgård 2 July – Hans Andreas Ihlebæk, journalist (born 1930).Hans Andreas Ihlebæk Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Hans_Andreas_Ihlebæk Norwegian 18 November 2021 5 July – Ola Mørk Sandvik, architect (born 1911). Ola Mørk Sandvik Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Ola_M%C3%B8rk_Sandvik Norwegian 18 November 2021 7 July – Ove Arbo Høeg, botanist (born 1898).Ove Arbo Høeg Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Ove_Arbo_Høeg Norwegian 18 November 2021 18 July – Kristoffer Rein, politician (born 1912).KRRE Kristoffer Rein 22 July – Ivar Stokke, wrestler (born 1911).Olympedia 24 July – Erik Langdalen, architect (born 1925).Erik Langdalen Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Erik_Langdalen Norwegian 18 November 2021 30 July – Sigmund Søfteland, speed skater (born 1923).Olympedia 30 July – Jostein Nyhamar, editor (born 1922).Jostein Nyhamar Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Jostein_Nyhamar Norwegian 18 November 2021 1 August – Oskar Mendelsohn, writer (born 1912).Oskar Mendelsohn Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Oskar_Mendelsohn Norwegian 18 November 2021 10 August – Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth, guitarist and record label owner (born 1968). 13 August – Gunnar Lunde, writer (born 1944).Gunnar Lunde Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Gunnar_Lunde Norwegian 18 November 2021 15 August – Hans Nordahl, footballer (born 1918).Hans Nordahl Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Hans_Nordahl Norwegian 18 November 2021 21 August – Thor Fossum, politician (born 1916).THFO Thor Fossum 2 September – Ingvar Moe, writer (born 1936).Ingvar Moe Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Ingvar_Moe Norwegian 18 November 2021 3 September – Henrik Selberg, mathematician (born 1906).Henrik Selberg Norsk biografisk leksikon Nils Andreas Baas Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Henrik_Selberg/utdypning Norwegian 6 November 2012 8 September – Tor Skjønsberg, resistance leader and businessperson (born 1903).Tor Skjønsberg Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Tor_Skjønsberg Norwegian 18 November 2021 12 September – Gunvor Smolan, politician (born 1926).GUSO Gunvor Smolan 14 September – Erling Asbjørn Kongshaug, rifle shooter (born 1915).Erling Kongshaug Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Erling_Kongshaug Norwegian 18 November 2021 16 September – Torkel Opsahl, legal scholar (born 1931, died in Switzerland).Torkel Opsahl Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Torkel_Opsahl Norwegian 18 November 2021 21 September – Sverre Johannessen, alpine skier (born 1921).Olympedia 25 September – Else Christie Kielland, painter and art historian (born 1903).Else Christie Kielland Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Else_Christie_Kielland Norwegian 18 November 2021 27 September – Olav T. Halle, politician (born 1913).OLHL Olav T. Halle 14 October – Harald Hennum, footballer (born 1928).Harald Hennum Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Harald_Hennum Norwegian 18 November 2021 19 October – Gidske Anderson, writer (born 1921).Gidske Anderson Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Gidske_Anderson Norwegian 18 November 2021 1 November – Marius Sandvei, philologist (born 1905).Marius Sandvei Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Marius_Sandvei Norwegian 18 November 2021 6 November – Willy Johansson, glass designer (born 1921).Willy Johansson Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Willy_Johansson Norwegian 18 November 2021 7 November – Gunnar Bull Gundersen, writer (born 1929).Gunnar Bull Gundersen Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Gunnar_Bull_Gundersen Norwegian 18 November 2021 9 November – Per Tønseth, judge (born 1914).Death announcement, Akershus Amtstidende 17 November 1993, p. 2 12 November – Gunvor Snekvik Knaben, botanist (born 1911).Gunvor Snekvik Knaben Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Gunvor_Snekvik_Knaben Norwegian 18 November 2021 18 November – Arvid Fladmoe, composer and conductor (born 1915).Arvid Fladmoe Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Arvid_Fladmoe Norwegian 18 November 2021 27 November – Einar Landvik, ceoss-country skier (born 1898).Olympedia 28 November – Johan Vestly, illustrator (born 1923).Johan Vestly Norsk kunstnerleksikon http://nkl.snl.no/Johan_Vestly Norwegian 18 November 2021 28 November – Eilif Armand, actor (born 1921).Eilif Armand Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Eilif_Armand Norwegian 18 November 2021 29 November – Karsten Buer, harness racer (born 1913).Karsten Buer Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Karsten_Buer Norwegian 18 November 2021 2 December – Paal Brekke, writer (born 1923).Paal Brekke Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Paal_Brekke Norwegian 18 November 2021 6 December – Jørgen Mathiesen, landowner and businessperson (born 1901).Jørgen Arthur Mathiesen Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Jørgen_Arthur_Mathiesen Norwegian 18 November 2021 6 December – Hans Jacob Meyer, sculptor and ship-owner (born 1907).Hans Jacob Meyer Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Hans_Jacob_Meyer Norwegian 18 November 2021 7 December – Hakon Solem, yacht racer (born 1908).Olympedia 19 December – Aagot Børseth, actress (born 1898).Aagot Børseth Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Aagot_Børseth Norwegian 18 November 2021 19 December – Julius Hougen, radio presenter (born 1906).Julius Hougen Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Julius_Hougen Norwegian 18 November 2021 19 December – Bjørn-Willy Mortensen, printmaker (born 1941).Bjørn-Willy Mortensen Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Bjørn-Willy_Mortensen Norwegian 18 November 2021 22 December – Inga Tamnes, alleged psychic (born 1923).Inga Tamnes Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Inga_Tamnes Norwegian 18 November 2021 23 December – Øyvind Øyen, actor (born 1905).Øyvind Øyen Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Øyvind_Øyen Norwegian 18 November 2021 24 December – Kaare Halvorsen, painter (born 1926).Kaare Halvorsen Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Kaare_Halvorsen Norwegian 18 November 2021 24 December – Jakob Sigurd Holmgard, politician (born 1929).JAHO Jakob Sigurd Holmgard 26 December – Simen Skjønsberg, journalist and writer (born 1920).Simen Skjønsberg Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Simen_Skjønsberg Norwegian 18 November 2021 27 December – Cissi Cleve, opera singer and composer (born 1911). 31 December – Inger Margrethe Gaarder, children's writer (born 1926).Inger Margrethe Gaarder Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Inger_Margrethe_Gaarder Norwegian 18 November 2021 Full date missing Olav Torpp, traffic engineer and civil servant (born 1907) Sigurd Senje See also Norway History Lists References External links 1993